The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.16. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to invoke privileged state-changing Squirrly cloud API operations, such as revoking the site's Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations via `api/gsc/revoke` and `api/ga/revoke`, that are otherwise restricted to administrator-level users holding the `sq_manage_settings` capability.
CVE-2026-7624 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO. It affects Versions up to 12.4.16 and is fixed in 12.4.17.
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CVE-2026-7624 is tracked for the Plugin SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 12.4.16. Update SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO to 12.4.17 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
squirrly-seo
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2026-7624 |
| Patched Versions |
12.4.17
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 12.4.16
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via url Parameter
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.03 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.05 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via search Parameter
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Missing Authorization
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' and 'tab'
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 11.1.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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